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Colm Moore
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http://www.irishrail.ie/cat_news.jsp?i=4465&p=116&n=237
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Intercity fares revision: New fares and fare structure from 4th February 2012
26 January 2012

In December 2011, the National Transport Authority approved fare increases averaging 6% on DART and 6.7% on Commuter services, which took effect from 4th January 2012.

At that time, the NTA stated that Intercity fares would be subject to a separate decision by the National Transport Authority, which would also address some existing anomalies in fare structures.

Today (26th January 2012), the NTA has approved a fare revision for Intercity fares. The fare revision will see a new, simplified fare structure, with three basic ticket types for all Intercity routes: Single, Day Return, and Open Return. Fares will be set also according to route types: Express, Economy 1, Economy 2, reflecting the variations in speeds on the network.

In addressing these anomalies, there will be a range of impacts, with increases to some fares and reductions in others. In summary:

There are 143 fare band increases
There are 66 fare band decreases
15 fare bands remain unchanged



Where fares have been increased, the range of increase varies from 0.63% to 13.33%. The higher increases have been applied to those fares most anomalous in distance pricing, under the new model.

The range of decreases varies from -0.79% to -29.41%. Significant fares decreases were required on some fares on Galway and Rosslare services to align them with Sligo and Waterford, respectively.

For fares over €25, this is the first fares revision in over three years, since January 2009.

Iarnród Éireann welcomes the NTA’s decision to restructure fares which addresses some legacy anomalies from previous fare regulation. The approval for some increases will also enable Iarnród Éireann to maintain services following the subvention reduction announced in December’s Budget, while the company continues its focus on reducing costs.

The new fares, coupled with our continuing web promotions at www.irishrail.ie , provide a range of options for customers in a more user-friendly structure, which will be of benefit to customers into the future.

Full details of the NTA’s approval of these fare increases, with a full list of fare revisions, is available at http://www.nationaltransport.ie/news.html
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